The Senate on Thursday constituted a 20-member committee to plan a national security summit towards addressing Nigeria’s persistent security challenges.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the committee during the plenary after the majority of the senators supported it through a voice vote.
Akpabio said the committee would be chaired by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District and Yahaya Abdullahi representing Kebbi North would serve as vice chairman.
Other members of the committee are Ireti Kingibe (FCT), Adebule Idiat (Lagos), Barinada Mpigi (Rivers), Babangida Hussaini (Jigawa), Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo), Osita Ngwu (Enugu), Mohammed Tahir Monguno (Borno), Titus Zam (Benue), Ahmed Lawan (Yobe), Abdulaziz Yar’adua (Katsina) and Gbenga Daniel (Ogun)
Others are Austin Akobundu (Abia), Shehu Buba (Bauchi), Ahmed Madori (Jigawa), Emmanuel Udende (Benue), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Shuaib Salisu (Ogun), Isah Jibrin (Kogi), and the Clerk of the Senate, Andrew Nwoba.
The Senate President said the committee’s primary assignment is to design the framework for the proposed national summit, including setting the agenda, identifying key discussion points, and proposing actionable strategies to effectively tackle Nigeria’s security lapses.
He directed the committee to submit its report within two weeks.
One of the critical issues the upcoming summit intends to address is the leakage of sensitive military information to insurgents and bandits, an issue widely believed to be undermining security operations across the country.
